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Is USA going for gold in global bioeconomy race?

Adam Monroe, president of Novozymes North America, says excitement is in the air as the new "bioeconomy" looks to boost domestic growth and jobs while addressing critical societal challenges. But one false start and the race will be lost.

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Novozymes acquires Merck's crop biotech group for $275M

The deal is the third in the agriculture fertility space in three years for Novozymes, which operates its U.S. headquarters in N.C.

Red Hat joins battle against patent case at Supreme Court

The world's No. 1 developer of open source Linux software joins Yahoo, eBay, Electronic Arts and other companies in filing brief that argues against a decision that they believe "threatens to expand patent litigation."

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Novozymes reports enzyme breakthrough for biofuel production

The enzyme technology company, which bases its U.S. headquarters in Franklinton, says its new product can turn plant waste into biofuels at prices that are competitive with gasoline. Thirty-three scientists based in N.C. participated in the project.